Fred Palmer Named United Appeal Drive Head
Fred Palmer former Athens Area Chamber of Commerce president was named chairman of the 1977 Athens County United Appeal drive at a luncheon. UA board president John Warman said the budget committee met with 14 agencies to set next year funding and would announce the campaign goal at the next meeting. Salvation Army and local girl scouts spoke on their goals. Tommy Adkins and Joe Gribble joined the United Appeal executive board.
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Fred Palmer
Athens Area
Salvation Army
Tommy Adkins
Joe Gribble
United Appeal Executive Board
Acording
Willard Love
Califano Opposes Welfare Cuts For Subsidized Tenants
HEW Secretary Joseph A Califano Jr opposes cuts in welfare benefits for subsidized housing tenants citing a tough political fight. Carter plans a welfare reform unveiling by Aug 4 with Mayors demanding clearer relief and funding guarantees. Controversy continues over shifting 550 million from housing subsidies to welfare payments while HUD denies detailed calculations.
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Washington (Ap
HEW
Joseph A Califano Jr
Carter
Califano
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HUD
Abraham Beame
New York City
Hocking Pipeline Work Is Making Progress
Columbia Gas officials tour the Crawford Storage Field in northern Hocking County as a $54.7 million underground natural gas storage project advances. The field beneath Hocking and Fairfield counties will be owned by Columbia Gas Transmission Corp with a storage service plan enabling about 3.8 billion cubic feet for exclusive use and 30 percent of working gas capacity. approvals from FPC and PUC Ohio pending, with full benefits to begin in the 1979-80 winter.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Columbia Gas of Ohio
Hocking
Fairfield Counties
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp
Columbia
Crawford
Federal Power Commission
Marvin White
White
Columbia Gas
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Logan Couple Named for Eastern Young Farm Conference
The Hocking County Farm Bureau Board selected Mr. and Mrs Fred Walter to attend the 1977 Eastern Young Farm Couples Conference at Salt Fork Lodge August 3-4. Sponsored by the Farm Bureau and Landmark, 60 to 70 couples from 44 counties will participate to learn about Farm Bureau and Landmark and to engage as active members.
Health Screen Open to Seniors Near Chillicothe
Area seniors are invited to a health screening day next Thursday at 10 am at the Ross-Pickaway Joint Vocational School near Chillicothe. Free glaucoma anemia high blood pressure and speech and hearing disorders screening by voluntary groups. optional $4 blood test for atherosclerosis heart renal and liver diseases. Eligible are seniors 60 plus from Adams Brown Highland Scioto Pike Ross Jackson Gallia Lawrence Hocking Meigs Athens Perry. Sponsored by CORP for Ohio Appalachian Development Senior Nutrition Program with National Health Screening Council assistance.
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Ross-Pickaway
Chillicothe
Adams
Brown
Highland
Scioto
Pike
Ross
Jackson
Gallia
Lawrence
Hocking
Meigs
Athens
Perry
Corporation For Ohio Appalachian Development Senior Nutrition Program
National Health Screening Council
No Danger of Radioactivity From Duquesne Spill
Duquesne Light Co reports a spill of about 9,000 gallons of contaminated water at the Beaver Valley nuclear plant west of Pittsburgh. The NRC says some entered the Ohio River while most seeped beneath the tank. Duquesne found tritium levels well below danger in its own tests.
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Philadelphia
Duquesne Light Co
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Duquesne
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United Appeal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Associated Press
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Ronald Miller Jr
Racine
Grange Mutual Casualty Company
Columbus
Athens County Savings and Loan
Lee
Peggie Combs
Milo Hutchison
George Ilins
the Athens Messenger
D&s
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
Batadl
Whirlpool Chest Freezer
Norton’s
Columbus Road
Trissic
Marting’s
the Messenger
Thurs
Beaver Valley
Act Now and Save Youth Center
Shop Marting
N. Court St
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